My experience with Florentine tailors
My first Liverano suit By Max Papier. I used to think the satisfaction of bespoke tailoring came from the finished garment. Over time, I’ve learned it comes from something quieter: memory, repetition, and the way pieces begin to mark periods o...
My experience with Florentine tailors
Match in comments:
That looks great. I am visiting the Assisi trunk show at the PS showroom early April. They seemed to be at ease with me bringing fabric, so they probably just cram it in like you suggest. but loved the insights my naive ...
Wearing shoes a shade lighter than trousers
When I wore this new linen jacket from Sartoria Salino for the first time, I initially paired it with dark-brown loafers. The trousers were a dark grey/brown after all, and the default for sartorial dressing is generally to have shoes that are darke...
Wearing shoes a shade lighter than trousers
Match in comments:
Hey Amery, It sounds like a lovely jacket, congratulations. For mine, the only things I asked for were a slightly slimmer fit, a slightly lower notch, and a roll that was slightly lower from the start I like a three butt...
Dark Ivy
A friend referred to this outfit as ‘dark Ivy’ recently, and I liked the idea. Traditional Ivy style has much to recommend it today, particularly the way it mixes sportswear and tailoring together. I set out the ways I like that attitude...
Dark Ivy
Match in comments:
Thanks Brian...
Vittorio Salino tweed jacket: Review
Price update, May 2026: Prices are now €3000 for a jacket and €4000 for a suit in Europe, €4000 and €5300 in the UK and US. This is my finished jacket from Vittorio Salino, the Florentine tailor covered last month . During the w...
Vittorio Salino tweed jacket: Review
Match in comments:
Wonderful, thanks for the report Alexander...
Vittorio Salino: His philosophy, and fitting a ja...
Having met the Florentine tailor Vittorio Salino last summer, I took the opportunity of being in Florence this past January to commission a jacket. I got on with Vittorio, was impressed with his outlook, and realised PS readers would be interested i...
Vittorio Salino: His philosophy, and fitting a ja...
Match in comments:
My pleasure Nick, and really nice to hear...
Sartoria Seminara and Vittorio Salino: Maintainin...
Like most Italian tailors, Sartoria Seminara is hidden away. There is no Savile Row grand entrance, just a name and a buzzer and a short walk up a flight of dark stairs. The effect is all the greater because this entrance is on Via dei Calzaiuoli ,...
Sartoria Seminara and Vittorio Salino: Maintainin...
Match in comments:
I think he is a gentleman who is more comfortable with other people standing center stage....
